Yoshiko Yamamoto Block Print "Snail & Mount Fuji"

Yoshiko Yamamoto

Snail & Mount Fuji

Yoshiko sketched Mount Fuji during her recent visit to Japan for her new block print, "Snail & Mt. Fuji." The image is of a snail climbing the stem of a lavender Hydrangeas with Mount Fuji in the background. Tucked within the flower's leaves is a senryu (humorous haiku) by Kobayashi Issa, translated as
"Fearless little snail / Slowly, slowly you can climb / Great Fuji mountain."